American fights extradition for Phuket ‘kidnapping’

[Scott]

For those who might be interested there is this story running in the World News Section:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/828914-us-judge-certifies-extradition-of-florida-man-to-thailand-in-bizarre-kidnap-case/?p=9459356

[cookee68]

Extradition is almost always granted in cases like this. The U.S. and Thailand have a treaty, which basically reflects each country's belief that the other's legal system is fair and just enough to judge their citizen.

But how The United States of America could possibly consider Thailand's "Justice System" to be capable of true fact finding, is beyond me, or anyone with even a modicum of insight into Thailand's corruption and its easily paid-off officials.

For this pathetic U.S. Attorney, Stephanie Evans, to seek to turn over an American citizen, is appalling and frightening. For any government to turn over her citizens to a world-renowned corrupt government, one in the middle of martial law under a junta, is betrayal. It's akin to reverse treason.

The US do many stupid things, and this is one of them